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Saturday, August 4, 2012

My Alternative Sight & Sound List

In light of the recent Sight & Sound poll, SlashFilm collected a handful of lists by notable Hollywood directors which listed their picks for the Top 10 greatest films ever made. Since I'm bored and haven't updated here in quite a while, here's my top 10 (in chronological order).

The first three selections on Sight & Sound's list are included in mine, perhaps because I don't feel any list of this sort could possibly afford to do without those three essential films. The rest of the choices on my list are a mixture of other common choices as well as movies that I just happen to love personally, even if I'm in the minority on them. Enjoy.

2 comments:

Nice to see you include Barry Lyndon on your list. When I first saw this in the theater back in 1975, I was dazzled by the look of the film, but felt disappointed, as it seemed cold and distant - a common criticism of Kubrick's films.

However I saw this again a few months ago and realized what a superb film this truly is.

You got to see Barry Lyndon in '75, Tom? I'm jealous! I still haven't been able to experience it in a theater. Glad you've come around to liking it, too. One of these days I might write an appreciative piece on it. Not anytime soon, of course, but someday.